Xylethrus
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| Xylethrus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Xylethrus Simon, 1895[1] |
| Type species | |
| X. superbus Simon, 1895 | |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
Xylethrus is a genus of Central and South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2]